Sessions at Microsoft BUILD 2011 about Performance and Windows 8

Wednesday 14th September 2011

• Delivering great performance and battery life

  by Sharif Farag and Jason Hendrickson

  Windows 8 runs efficiently on a broader range of systems. This session will cover how to create high-performance and energy efficient experiences on the full spectrum of Windows 8 platforms. You will learn software design and development practices that maximize the performance of apps and power consumption as a whole. We will also discuss how the Windows team approaches development to scale across systems and how you can apply the same techniques to your software and drivers.

  • Performance
  • Windows 8

  At 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday 14th September

  In Orange County 4, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Thursday 15th September 2011

• Achieving high performance 2D graphics with Direct2D

  by Megha Jain

  Make it fast! Great performance is a huge motivator of satisfaction and user preference with apps. Direct 2D powers high-performance 2D graphics rendering in Windows 8. In this session, you will learn advanced techniques for optimizing your Direct2D code for maximum speed and efficiency in your apps.

  • Direct2D
  • Performance
  • Windows 8

  At 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Thursday 15th September

  In Platinum 2, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

Friday 16th September 2011

• Reducing the memory footprint of drivers and apps

  by Joe Laughlin and Rahul Nair

  Windows 8 makes it easy for developers to reduce memory consumption of drivers and apps. This session will introduce the key investments that make this possible, such as pool and heap manager. It also will discuss best practices and tools for optimizing driver and app memory footprint.

  • Device Drivers
  • Performance
  • Windows 8

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Friday 16th September

  In Elite 2, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video

• Tuning GPU usage for any form factor

  by Dan McLachlan

  Windows 8 offers the opportunity to ship your game on the world’s broadest range of form factors, from super-light tablet devices to high-end gaming rigs with 3D displays. Learn how to max out GPU performance to hit the broadest possible audience.

  • 3D
  • GPU
  • Performance
  • Windows 8

  At 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Friday 16th September

  In Platinum 9, Anaheim Marriott

  Coverage video